PT-2001-1983 · Gnats · Gnats Gnatsweb

Published 2001-11-22 · Updated 2017-12-19 · CVE-2001-0808

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GNATS GnatsWeb versions 2.7 through 3.95

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via certain characters in the help file parameter.

Recommendations For GNATS GnatsWeb versions 2.7 through 3.95, consider restricting access to the help file parameter to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the help file parameter in the affected API endpoint until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0808

Affected Products

Gnats Gnatsweb

References · 4

• http://sources.redhat.com/gnats/gnatsweb/advisory-jun-26-2001.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0808 · Security Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-06/0365.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6753 · Note